Originally Posted by tibikefor2
Patching tubes is personal preference. For many people patching tubes is a religion. I remember I was on a ride and a person got a flat tire and the tube had 16 patches on it.....
Wow, I thought I was cheap...errr...frugal.
I think the cement patches are great and have gotten many miles out of tubes with patches. I usually just change tubes when there are 3 or 4 patches. I almost always have a spare tube but try ot save it in case of major damage to one of the tubes that a patch won't fit, or I run out of patches (which has never happened).